Comments on: David Mamet F – - – - – - Rocked Last Night

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:58:24 +0000

I was at the Hiett event and was ——- proud of the (previously unidentified) audience member who did the shout out for Galaxy Quest! Now that I know it was you, that makes it even better! Glad you and Eric were there.

By: Bobby Ewing

Bobby Ewing — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:19:17 +0000

Glengarryglennarbery!

By: Topham Beauclerk

Topham Beauclerk — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:07:43 +0000

I vote for Wilonsky. I can’t imagine why he’s not the permanent-temporary guy on Ebert’s TV show.

You know who else might be good with brainiacs like Mamet? Glenn Arbery, that’s who.

By: mantooth

mantooth — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:11:06 +0000

It would have been hilarious if Cogill would have ended his line of questioning with the series of queries popularized by Bernard Pivot, but it sounds like Cogill is too self-serious (or clueless, you pick) to engage in such self-mockery.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:32:43 +0000

Seriously, Cogill’s line of questioning was and is always dull and filled with insecure posturing. You will notice in all of his interviews, he asks the same questions to everyone and obviously does little deep research on his subjects. He’s too fond of his own “fame” to realize what incredible opportunities he’s given in these interviews. About as deep as these Spring puddles round town.

By: zaner

zaner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:25:53 +0000

Cogill was equally lame interviewing Martin Sheen a couple of months ago at SMU. I know, I know–we’ll never find another Glenn Mitchell–but surely Dallas has someone better than Cogill to put forward in such situations. Wilonsky, perhaps?

By: Duffy

Duffy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:11:31 +0000

coffee is for closers!

By: mantooth

mantooth — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:07:26 +0000

Ditto on Galaxy Quest. I can’t believe that Sigourney Weaver is able to keep a straight face throughout, especially when she’s simply repeating the computer. Plus she looks totally hot in those outfits. I confess, I am a letch.

Here are some questions I would have loved to hear Mamet answer:

1. Why is your last name such a pain in the ass to pronounce?
2. When are you and Aaron Sorkin gonna rumble? And when you rumble, who do you place as the favorite? (although Mamet is older, Sorkin has many drug-addled years on his frame, so physically, I see it as a draw. Mamet being from Chicago, he’ll know how to fight dirty, so I put my money on Mamet.)
3. Was “Spartan” more underrated or “The Winslow Boy” more overrated?
4. Why do you continue to write parts for Rebecca Pidgeon when her delivery is so over the top and mostly awful? Is it just because you’re married to her?
5. Did they have to pay you an obscene amount of money to clean up “Hannibal,” or were you just bored and looking for something to do?
6. Who was more difficult to work with: sober Gene Hackman or drunk Alec Baldwin?

There’s so much more where this came from…

By: billh

billh — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:37:59 +0000

Hey, I loved Galaxy Quest! Alan Rickman is terrific. I saw Glengarry Glenn Ross at the DTC about 20 years ago, back in the days when the DTC had a resident group of Actors. It was a wonderful production and is one of the reasons I was so disappointed and quit being a subscriber when they quit using those actors. Great actors like the late Lynn Mathis, Candy Buckley and Sean and Dee Hennigan. I loved the Ken Bryant years. Mamet writes profanity in such a masterful way.

By: the amanda

the amanda — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:28:02 +0000

I agree. Galaxy Quest, perhaps the greatest film of all time. I would have slow clapped and whistled with ya.